{"id":25468,"date":"2021-12-13T09:12:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T12:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=25468"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:00:29","slug":"poll-finds-most-thai-residents-against-legalisation-of-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/poll-finds-most-thai-residents-against-legalisation-of-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Poll finds most Thai residents against legalisation of gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The National Institute of Development Administration has reported the results of a poll on the possibility of allowing the development of integrated resorts and casinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Thailand.- A week after the government of Thailand announced it was studying the\u00a0possibility of legalising casinos<\/a>, the National Institute of Development Administration has reported that the majority of Thai citizens would be against the move. In a poll, 56.83 per cent of residents said they were against legalising gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Respondents cited fears that gambling could cause family conflicts, debt problems, and crime. Some said casinos shouldn’t be allowed because Thailand is a Buddhist country. On the other hand,\u00a021.25 per cent<\/strong> were in favour of developing integrated resorts\u00a0in the country to collect taxes and avoid residents going abroad to gamble.\u00a0Some 18.13 per cent said casinos would help stimulate the country\u2019s economy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of those polled, 93.7 per cent had never been to a casino, while 4.4 per cent said they had been to a casino abroad, and 0.91 per cent said in Thailand itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to The Bangkok Post,\u00a0Wissanu Krea-ngam<\/strong>, deputy prime minister, has said the government will study the \u201cethical issues\u201d related to casinos and what form of the legal framework might ensure the business will be properly regulated and taxed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now,\u00a0betting is completely illegal in Thailand,\u00a0<\/strong>aside from state lotteries and horseracing through the Bangkok Turf Club. Nonetheless, illegal gambling is widespread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bangkok would be ideal location for casino resort, analysts say<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Industry consultant<\/a> Michael Zhu of Innovation Group<\/strong> has told GGRAsia that Bangkok could be a potential prime location for casino resorts if the government legalises gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhu said: \u201cBangkok has better infrastructure and connectivity<\/strong> than any other city in Thailand, enabling it to accommodate more tourists and other business volumes that would come with the establishment of an IR.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Institute of Development Administration has reported the results of a poll on the possibility of allowing the development of integrated resorts and casinos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"A recent poll by the National Institute of Development Administration indicates that a majority of Thai citizens oppose the legalization of integrated resorts and casinos, citing social concerns like debt and crime. Despite public sentiment, the Thai government is actively studying the ethical implications and potential legal frameworks for regulation and taxation, with industry analysts identifying Bangkok as a prime location for such developments due to its robust infrastructure.","focusai_entities":"National Institute of Development Administration, Wissanu Krea-ngam, Michael Zhu, Innovation Group, GGRAsia, The Bangkok Post, Bangkok Turf Club","focusai_location":"Thailand, Bangkok","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Framework Details?","query":"What specific regulatory compliance and governance frameworks is the Thai government considering to mitigate social concerns while maximizing GGR and tax revenue from integrated resorts?"},{"label":"Public Opposition Impact?","query":"How might the public's opposition, particularly regarding ethical issues and social impact, influence the scope and timeline of B2B\/B2C licensing and the development of integrated resorts in Thailand?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,158,16333],"tags":[229,23911,23907],"class_list":["post-25468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25468"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25481,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25468\/revisions\/25481"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}